Barium metaphosphate
| Names | |
|---|---|
| IUPAC name
barium(2+); dioxido(oxo)phosphanium | |
| Identifiers | |
| 13762-83-9 | |
| PubChem | 3084168 |
| Properties | |
| Ba(PO3)2 | |
| Molar mass | 295.27 g/mol |
| Appearance | Powder[1] |
| Density | 3.63 g/cm3 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
| Infobox references | |
Barium metaphosphate is an inorganic substance with the molecular formula Ba(PO3)2. It is a colourless solid that is insoluble in water. X-ray crystallography shows that this material is composed of Ba2+ cations attached to a polyphosphate ((PO3−)n) anion.[2] A number of hydrated forms are known which are actually cyclic metaphosphates, Ba2(P4O12)·3.5H2O, Ba3(P3O9)2·6H2O.[3]
Preparation
Barium metaphosphate can be prepared by the reaction of barium carbonate with metaphosphoric acid:[3]-
- BaCO3 + 2HPO3 → Ba(PO3)2 +CO2 +H2O
or alternatively by the aqueous reaction of barium chloride and sodium metaphosphate:[3]- BaCl2(aq) + 2NaPO3(aq) → Ba(PO3)2 + 2NaCl
Applications
The combination of sodium and barium polyphosphate forms a low-melting glass with a high coefficient of thermal expansion. The melting point of the glass increases with barium content. This glass makes seals with low melting metals like aluminium (melting point 650 °C). Normal borosilicate glasses soften above the melting point of aluminium. This mixture is prepared by heating a mixture of diammonium phosphate, sodium carbonate, and barium carbonate.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.americanelements.com/barium-metaphosphate.html
- ↑ "Form of barium metaphosphate" Grenier, Jean C.; Martin, Claude M.; Durif, Andre; Tran Qui Duc; Guitel, J. C. Bulletin de la Societe Francaise de Mineralogie et de Cristallographie (1967), vol. 90, 24-31.
- 1 2 3 Ropp, Richard (2012). Encyclopedia of the Alkaline Earth Compounds. Newnes. p. 76. ISBN 0444595538.
- ↑ Wilder Jr., J.A. "Glasses and glass ceramics for sealing to aluminum alloys" Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Volume 38-39, Issue PART 2, May 1980, Pages 879-884. Hart, Patricia E.; Mesko, Melissa G.; Shelby, James E. "Crystallization and phase equilibrium in the sodium barium metaphosphate system" Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (2000), 263&264, 305-311. doi:10.1016/S0022-3093(99)00642-0